Here's a business combination that has hit written all over it. Bricks & Beans officially opened recently at 510 S. Pines Rd. in Spokane V...

A luxury mountain resort surrounded by the Chugach Mountains, just 45 minutes from Anchorage Alaska has a way of making ordinary measurements feel inadequate. A mountain isn’t simply tall. A glacier isn’t simply large. A road isn’t simply scenic. Everything seems to exist on a scale that makes the numbers […]

Spokesman will subject suspicious columns to an AI detector

  A new locally owned and operated play cafe is coming soon to the Valley. A place for adults to grab coffee and or a treat for themselves w...

Plus, more money fighting police shooting lawsuits and Spokane City Council wants to officially oppose Let’s Go Washington ballot measures.

Gov. Bob Ferguson submitted a letter to Trump asking him to unlock up to $42,500 for individuals.

AI writing has overrun Spokane politics and media.

Newsroom staffers tell InvestigateWest and RANGE that concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit

Come ride with us to ogle recent and near-future bike infrastructure projects on October 4th

Nobody asked for this. But maybe we should have? Plus: Buffet Infinity.

In messages, SPD officers hoped they inflicted maximum damage when they shot Joshua Musselman, mocked the police chief’s response to the killing.

At Fireweed Baking Company, Lynette Pflueger is rebuilding her relationship with food.

And why we (mostly) trust the results

Politicians have fallen in love with their new ghostwriter: ChatGPT

Half of the guest op-eds in the Spokesman are now heavily AI-written

The 0.1% sales tax would go toward a ‘Community Safety Campus’ and is separate from the one county commissioners are considering

The data center saga in Spokane County has grown into one of the biggest local stories over the last several months as developers court local officials. Here’s what you need to know.

The discontinuation of a homeless outreach program has already

Lizzie: The original Hallgrrrl, and she (allegedly) had the axe to prove it.

  A new locally owned and operated pottery business is coming soon to the Garland District in Spokane. Garland Clayground will be a communit...

  Sephora, a Paris,France based beauty retailer has filed building permits for a new store in North Spokane's North Pointe Plaza shopping ce...

Plus, Climate Commitment compliance could cost you about $3 a month with the new Waste-to-Energy plant fee proposal.

  This last week the owners behind, The Beacon, a popular bar in Downtown Coeur d' Alene announced that they would be opening a new country ...

  A classy new bar with a unique feature has opened up on the eastern side of Downtown Spokane. From the same owners and in the same block a...

A quick look at the South End Seattle taco-truck+.

Justices, in a 6-3 decision, found Initiative 2066 unconstitutional because it dealt with multiple unrelated subjects

New state data shows Spokane students trailing state and county averages. Some educators say proficiency scores miss the progress that kids in schools are making.

Zeal Church claims it is saving souls on the streets of downtown Spokane, but it kicked out a ministry that fed the unhoused and split with another that affirmed queer people. Who is this new church?

The first public hearing on data center regulations is on Tuesday and a work session will be on Thursday. Plus: transit riders on the STA board at long last?

How a Colombian vendor built a small business making baked goods you won’t find anywhere else in Spokane.

Cómo una colombiana creó un pequeño negocio elaborando pan que no encontrarás en ningún otro lugar de Spokane.

PepsiCo is going healthier… -ish…

Airway Heights has hit the data center developer circuit.

Discover the best bakeries in Spokane, WA, from cozy neighborhood shops to local favorites serving pastries, breads, cakes, cookies and more.

Our 48 hours on San Juan Island were full of the kinds of moments that completely transport you and make you want to move there. Wild foxes in the dunes, California poppies blowing across the prairie, a harbor seal popping its head out of the Salish Sea and a hotel […]

A Spokane photo camp taught more than just photography skills. It taught local youth what it means to tell their stories.

A light Labor Day week for municipal meetings.

  Courtesy photos from the recent ribbon cutting of Front Room, provided by the Downtown Spokane Partnership. Front Room Art Gallery, a new ...

Despite a statewide mask ban, arrests by masked ICE officers have increased.

We throw down a Mexican-esque recipe.

Meet Spokane’s Best Social Media Managers of 2026, ranked by public votes. Discover the local creatives and agencies in Spokane WA

Tenant rights lawyer warns of impending eviction crisis as renters face long-term repercussions of the Spokane Complex fires

Meet Spokane’s Best Social Media Managers of 2026, ranked by public votes. Discover the local creatives and agencies in Spokane WA

The two-day Spokane Strong Music Fest will feature 50 artists and funnel proceeds to disaster relief.

  Towards the end of August 2026, ATC Manufacturing broke ground on a 57,635-square-foot expansion of its Post Falls facility. This was a mi...

  Inland Imaging has construction underway for a new state-of-the-art Breast Center at 799 S. Stevens St. centrally located in Downtown Spok...

Residents fleeing the August wildfires in neighborhoods with limited road access spent hours stuck in traffic, a danger that has been building for years.

Plus, a contract for police phone-hacking software will be an extra $45k, the county is facing a $30 million budget deficit and chronic nuisance properties better buckle up.

The Digest’s summer holiday has concluded, and we visit a Lakewood spot with a penchant for proper Scandinavian meatballs.

Local people are behind a dramatic social media and public protest campaign demanding a halt on the facilities. Will it be enough to keep the county safe from potential harm?